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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better comprehend these open educational initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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